I think we have evil elves living in our attic, who are Christmas decoration thieves. Every year, our family somehow has the knack for losing Christmas decorations. Seriously, how do you lose Christmas decorations? I mean, I pack them all up at the same time, and logic would dictate that I put them all in the same place – it’s not like we live in a mansion. But it’s the same story every year – things are missing. This year we {Read More}
DIY Antique Enamel Signs
December 3, 2012 by 50 Comments
Remember when there were lots of blogs offering giveaways for the old style enamel signs by Ramsign? Did win one? Drat…me neither! I even hosted a giveaway for Ramsign, but never did win any that I entered. If you search eBay and Etsy, there are also some antique enamel signs available. Can you afford them? Drat…me either! Long story short, I want an “antique enamel” sign, And have had it in my head to figure out a way to make one myself. It took me {Read More}
Patriotic Repurposed Playing Cards Banners
December 2, 2012 by 13 Comments
Yes, I’m well aware it’s December and not July, and no, I have not done even an ounce of Christmas decorating yet. So, why am I sharing this red, white and blue, 4th of July-looking photo with you? I bought a box full of old playing cards and the pretty reds and blues were begging to become a July 4th banners. I knew I’d forget I had the cards by the time July rolls around, so you gotta create while the {Read More}
Pine Cone Projects You Can DIY
November 26, 2012 by 9 Comments
Pine Cone Projects The wonderful thing about Christmas decorating, is that you can create beauty using just natural elements provided by the good Lord. One of my favorite elements is pine cones, and you can usually find them free for the picking – if not in your own yard, then from a friend, or in a park. I constantly pick up pine cones when on walks and have baskets of them all over, but I thought it would be nice {Read More}
Antique Farmhouse Seed Packet Prints
November 23, 2012 by 9 Comments
If there’s one thing cold weather and winter are good for, it’s planning next spring’s garden, right? I really do not have a green thumb, and although I love gardens…I don’t want to be the one to do the work in them. I recently purchased a bunch of antique French flower seed packet labels, not really knowing what I’d do with them, I just knew I liked them. When, I saw that Antique Farmhouse was selling a set of 9 Seed Packet Prints for $182, {Read More}
Thursday’s Theme {Canning Jars}
October 25, 2012 by 16 Comments
We all love old Ball canning jars, right? Actually, I love all old canning jars, regardless of the brand. Topped with a zinc lid, they are the picture of simple farmhouse charm. I hope you have a “Ball” seeing seeing some of my favorite ways to use and display them! {filled with dainty straw flowers} {beautiful honey comb} {rooting a coleus plant} {a long-time favorite use for many generations…a button jar} {storing dry foods – popcorn, sea salt & rice} {Read More}
Antique Grain Sacks Banner {Printable}
October 11, 2012 by 13 Comments
Yesterday I shared some printable Printable Grain Sack Images with you and I promised that today I’d share some projects I created with these images. This image, from my very favorite grain sack, makes the perfect background for several projects. The first project I made with it is a pennant banner with the word “Family”, but you can add any word you’d like to your banner. I cropped a portion of the image, then had it printed at a photo center into inexpensive 4×6 {Read More}
Itty Bitty Banners
October 6, 2012 by 21 Comments
Last week, a customer purchased the old orange tool box that I showed you recently with the word “HOME” on the front of it, but she also wanted the word “AUTUMN” added. I didn’t have a stencil to match that word,so the fonts would have been to different. I suggested we go a different route instead and I created an itty bitty banner that she could hang from inside the lid, or any other little space she wanted. Using banners this small, you can create petite {Read More}
Create a Thanksgiving Banner with Printable Antique Bible Page
September 21, 2012 by 21 Comments
View Verse of the Day I’m still on a roll creating banners with old book pages and have a few more I plan to design soon, but I wanted to share the most recent one with you, and provide you with a printable so you can easily create your own, with whatever word(s) you want on it. I love the look of old book pages, so I choose antique Bible pages and used a stencil for both the “frame” and {Read More}
Antique Milk Bottle Caps – Royalty Free Printables
September 19, 2012 by 19 Comments
I love old milk bottles and their printed caps have such a wholesome, yesteryear look, so I thought it would be fun to share a few I have with you. The nice thing about having the image of the real thing is that although milk caps are small, you can take the image and make it much larger, so there are a lot of projects you could use the images for. I like the red, white and blue colors on {Read More}
